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Segment Disclosures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of operating segments [abstract] |
Disclosure of operating segments | Earnings Information
Year ended Dec. 31, 2020 | Hydro | Wind and Solar(1) | North American Gas(2) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(3) | Centralia(3) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total | Equity accounted investments(1) | IFRS Financials
Revenues | 152 |  | 332 |  | 217 |  | 158 |  | 619 |  | 497 |  | 122 |  | 7 |  | 2,104 |  | (3) |  | 2,101 |
Fuel, carbon compliance and purchased power | 8 |  | 25 |  | 66 |  | 10 |  | 573 |  | 279 |  | — |  | 7 |  | 968 |  | — |  | 968 |
Gross margin | 144 |  | 307 |  | 151 |  | 148 |  | 46 |  | 218 |  | 122 |  | — |  | 1,136 |  | (3) |  | 1,133 |
Operations, maintenance and administration | 37 |  | 53 |  | 49 |  | 32 |  | 131 |  | 60 |  | 30 |  | 80 |  | 472 |  | — |  | 472 |
Depreciation and amortization | 28 |  | 136 |  | 46 |  | 43 |  | 270 |  | 105 |  | 2 |  | 25 |  | 655 |  | (1) |  | 654 |
Asset impairment | 2 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 75 |  | 7 |  | — |  | — |  | 84 |  | — |  | 84 |
Taxes, other than income taxes | 2 |  | 8 |  | 2 |  | — |  | 15 |  | 5 |  | — |  | 1 |  | 33 |  | — |  | 33 |
Net other operating expense (income) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (11) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (11) |  | — |  | (11) |
Operating income (loss) | 75 |  | 110 |  | 54 |  | 73 |  | (434) |  | 41 |  | 90 |  | (106) |  | (97) |  | (2) |  | (99) |
Equity income from associate(1) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Finance lease income | — |  | — |  | 5 |  | 2 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7 |  | — |  | 7 |
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (239) |  | 1 |  | (238) |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |  | — |  | 17 |
Gain on sale of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  | — |  | 9 |
Earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (303) |  | — |  | (303) |
(1) Skookumchuck has been included on a proportionate basis in the Wind and Solar segment. (2) This segment was previously known as the Canadian Gas segment but renamed with the acquisition of the US cogeneration facility in the second quarter of 2020. Refer to Note 4(K) for further details. (3) The Canadian Coal segment was renamed Alberta Thermal and the US Coal segment was renamed Centralia in the third quarter of 2020.
Year ended Dec. 31, 2019 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(1) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(2) | Centralia(2) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
Revenues | 156 |  | 312 |  | 209 |  | 160 |  | 816 |  | 571 |  | 129 |  | (6) |  | 2,347 |
Fuel, carbon compliance and purchased power | 7 |  | 16 |  | 74 |  | 9 |  | 570 |  | 416 |  | — |  | (6) |  | 1,086 |
Gross margin | 149 |  | 296 |  | 135 |  | 151 |  | 246 |  | 155 |  | 129 |  | — |  | 1,261 |
Operations, maintenance and administration | 36 |  | 50 |  | 44 |  | 37 |  | 138 |  | 67 |  | 30 |  | 73 |  | 475 |
Depreciation and amortization | 32 |  | 124 |  | 41 |  | 48 |  | 233 |  | 83 |  | 2 |  | 27 |  | 590 |
Asset impairment (reversal) | 2 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 15 |  | (10) |  | — |  | 18 |  | 25 |
Gain on termination of Keephills 3 coal rights contract (Note 4(R)) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (88) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (88) |
Taxes, other than income taxes | 3 |  | 8 |  | 1 |  | — |  | 13 |  | 3 |  | — |  | 1 |  | 29 |
Termination of Sundance B and C PPAs (Note 9) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (56) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (56) |
Net other operating expense (income) | — |  | (10) |  | (1) |  | — |  | (40) |  | — |  | — |  | 2 |  | (49) |
Operating income (loss) | 76 |  | 124 |  | 50 |  | 66 |  | 31 |  | 12 |  | 97 |  | (121) |  | 335 |
Finance lease income | — |  | — |  | 6 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6 |
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (179) |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15) |
Gain on sale of assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |
Earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193 |
(1) This segment was previously known as the Canadian Gas segment but renamed with the acquisition of the US cogeneration facility in the second quarter of 2020. Refer to Note 4(K) for further details. (2) The Canadian Coal segment was renamed Alberta Thermal and the US Coal segment was renamed Centralia in the third quarter of 2020.
Year ended Dec. 31, 2018 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(1) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(2) | Centralia(2) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
Revenues | 156 |  | 282 |  | 232 |  | 165 |  | 912 |  | 442 |  | 67 |  | (7) |  | 2,249 |
Fuel, carbon compliance and purchased power | 6 |  | 17 |  | 96 |  | 8 |  | 666 |  | 314 |  | — |  | (7) |  | 1,100 |
Gross margin | 150 |  | 265 |  | 136 |  | 157 |  | 246 |  | 128 |  | 67 |  | — |  | 1,149 |
Operations, maintenance and administration | 38 |  | 50 |  | 48 |  | 37 |  | 171 |  | 61 |  | 24 |  | 86 |  | 515 |
Depreciation and amortization | 30 |  | 110 |  | 43 |  | 49 |  | 241 |  | 74 |  | 2 |  | 25 |  | 574 |
Asset impairment | — |  | 12 |  | — |  | — |  | 38 |  | — |  | — |  | 23 |  | 73 |
Taxes, other than income taxes | 3 |  | 8 |  | 1 |  | — |  | 13 |  | 5 |  | — |  | 1 |  | 31 |
Termination of Sundance B and C PPAs (Note 9) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (157) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (157) |
Net other operating income | — |  | (6) |  | — |  | — |  | (41) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (47) |
Operating income (loss) | 79 |  | 91 |  | 44 |  | 71 |  | (19) |  | (12) |  | 41 |  | (135) |  | 160 |
Finance lease income | — |  | — |  | 8 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 8 |
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (250) |
Foreign exchange loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15) |
Gain on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (96) |
(1) This segment was previously known as the Canadian Gas segment but renamed with the acquisition of the US cogeneration facility in the second quarter of 2020. Refer to Note 4(K) for further details. (2) The Canadian Coal segment was renamed Alberta Thermal and the US Coal segment was renamed Centralia in the third quarter of 2020.
Disclosure of selected consolidated statements of financial position information | Selected Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Information
As at Dec. 31, 2020 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(2) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(1) | Centralia(1) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
PP&E | 467 |  | 2,005 |  | 382 |  | 421 |  | 2,271 |  | 260 |  | — |  | 16 |  | 5,822 |
Right-of-use assets | 6 |  | 55 |  | 1 |  | 4 |  | 53 |  | — |  | — |  | 22 |  | 141 |
Intangible assets | 4 |  | 159 |  | 32 |  | 34 |  | 31 |  | 5 |  | 7 |  | 41 |  | 313 |
Goodwill | 258 |  | 175 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 30 |  | — |  | 463 |
As at Dec. 31, 2019 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(2) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(1) | Centralia(1) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
PP&E | 469 |  | 1,947 |  | 392 |  | 489 |  | 2,540 |  | 352 |  | 1 |  | 17 |  | 6,207 |
Right-of-use assets | 6 |  | 56 |  | — |  | 4 |  | 68 |  | — |  | — |  | 12 |  | 146 |
Intangible assets | 5 |  | 173 |  | 2 |  | 37 |  | 41 |  | 6 |  | 9 |  | 45 |  | 318 |
Goodwill | 258 |  | 176 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 30 |  | — |  | 464 |
(1) The Canadian Coal segment was renamed Alberta Thermal and the US Coal segment was renamed Centralia in the third quarter of 2020. (2) This segment was previously known as the Canadian Gas segment but renamed with the acquisition of the US cogeneration facility in the second quarter of 2020. Refer to Note 4(K) for further details.
Disclosure of components in other non-current assets | Additions to non-current assets are as follows:
Year ended Dec. 31, 2020 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(2) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(1) | Centralia(1) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
Additions to non-current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PP&E | 22 |  | 174 |  | 39 |  | 10 |  | 200 |  | 28 |  | — |  | 13 |  | 486 |
Intangible assets | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | — |  | — |  | 13 |  | 14 |
Year ended Dec. 31, 2019 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(2) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(1) | Centralia(1) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
Additions to non-current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PP&E | 23 |  | 229 |  | 36 |  | 6 |  | 114 |  | 8 |  | — |  | 1 |  | 417 |
Intangible assets | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 2 |  | — |  | — |  | 12 |  | 14 |
Year ended Dec. 31, 2018 | Hydro | Wind and Solar | North American Gas(2) | Australian Gas | Alberta Thermal(1) | Centralia(1) | Energy Marketing | Corporate | Total
Additions to non-current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PP&E | 16 |  | 117 |  | 21 |  | 6 |  | 101 |  | 14 |  | — |  | 2 |  | 277 |
Intangible assets | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3 |  | — |  | — |  | 17 |  | 20 |
(1) The Canadian Coal segment was renamed Alberta Thermal and the US Coal segment was renamed Centralia in the third quarter of 2020. (2) This segment was previously known as the Canadian Gas segment but renamed with the acquisition of the US cogeneration facility in the second quarter of 2020. Refer to Note 4(K) for further details.
Disclosure of reconciliation between depreciation and amortization | The reconciliation between depreciation and amortization reported on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is presented below:
Year ended Dec. 31 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Depreciation and amortization expense on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) | 654 |  | 590 |  | 574 |
Depreciation included in fuel, carbon compliance and purchased power (Note 6) | 144 |  | 119 |  | 136 |
Depreciation and amortization on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 798 |  | 709 |  | 710 |
Disclosure of geographical areas | Revenues
Year ended Dec. 31 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Canada | 1,227 |  | 1,460 |  | 1,573 |
US | 716 |  | 727 |  | 511 |
Australia | 158 |  | 160 |  | 165 |
Total revenue | 2,101 |  | 2,347 |  | 2,249 |
II. Non-Current Assets
| Property, plant and equipment | Right-of-use assets | Intangible assets | Other assets | Goodwill
As at Dec. 31 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019
Canada | 4,661 |  | 4,854 |  | 107 |  | 109 |  | 185 |  | 213 |  | 74 |  | 75 |  | 418 |  | 418 |
US | 737 |  | 863 |  | 30 |  | 33 |  | 94 |  | 68 |  | 61 |  | 47 |  | 45 |  | 46 |
Australia | 424 |  | 490 |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 34 |  | 37 |  | 71 |  | 76 |  | — |  | — |
Total | 5,822 |  | 6,207 |  | 141 |  | 146 |  | 313 |  | 318 |  | 206 |  | 198 |  | 463 |  | 464 |

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